Posted on 03/28/2015 9:56:59 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
In 1980, I was an unemployed construction engineer working odd jobs to make ends meet. Fortunately, I was in my my mid 20’s with just myself to worry about. I spent my spare time walking the neighborhoods of Maricopa County handing out Reagan campaign literature.
I did that in 1984. I went to an apartment complex with my bags of literature. I ran into a guy who looked like a hippy. He asked, "You got stuff for Ronald Reagan?" I said yes and he took my bag and said, "Cool, thanks." I did not expect that from a hippy. Right after that I turned a corner and bumped into and old guy and he yelled at me for passing out "that crap."
I didn't know I wasn't supposed to be dropping stuff off at an apartment complex, it was just on my list. But, the difference between the hippy and the old guy just seemed weird.
Funny but the memory of all that happening escapes me-- must be getting old.
So your whole approach is based on the notion that the Republican party can’t really be changed, since its more liberal members can or will never be fought. I think you’re wrong about that. I think parties can and do change over time. It just takes work, a lot of which needs to happen on the ground and inside the party. The fact that the Tea Party exists and is influential is a sign that that work is happening. We’ll know we’re getting there when our guys start winning primaries and start winning generals. In the mean time we don’t just burn it all down.
I’m not sure where you’re getting some of this. Romney ran on repealing Obamacare. His immigration position was actually better than Cruz or Walker’s, which is a big deal given how demographics is destiny. That’s one area where his heart actually seemed to be in it. On guns he sold his soul to the NRA to get their endorsement and wouldn’t have reversed that...too much political pressure not too. No way he would have advanced the gay agenda like Obama has. As for being “cracked down” on, politics is a rough sport. Rather than be whiny babies, let’s figure out how to get in a position where we can crack down on them.
Yes, I remember it well, many of us were making the point that we opposed Romney on issues, not his religion.
We need this time to ralley behind one canadate early because those powers that be know they can manipulate to splinter the vote.
Yes, I remember it well, many of us were making the point that we opposed Romney on issues, not his religion.
We need this time to ralley behind one canadate early because those powers that be know they can manipulate to splinter the vote.
I don't want him changed, I wanted him gone.
I worked to send him back to his ranch.
He doesn't hold political office today. That's what I want.
I will do everything I can to politically destroy liberal republicans.
Maybe the Republican party will change, I don't really care.
But I do care about them being liberal and in office.
/johnny
> “Romney ran on repealing Obamacare.”
It appears you believe a liar’s lies.
Bump!
If the republicans are liberal, yes, I can work hard to get them all fired.
I don't know where you get your rules, but I'm certainly not playing by them.
/johnny
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